Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-02-25
Dome Department.
MORE OF FLORIDA.
WINTER PARE, Fob. 3, 1S>

W tNIIE | NItk. ftD. %. 1881.
wish, instead of nv writing to you
this afternoon. YOU could step into my
room and see just how things are around
me. The day is like one of our lovclicst
June days. My room. in our cottage, is
a large one on the first floor, with three
windows, and big door opening out
upon broad verandah. One side of this
verandah looks upon Lake Virginia,
pretty lake, down to whose edge orange
groves grow. The front of the verandah
looks upon the college buildings, and
from here | see the light every evening
in Miss IS room. Sheis near enough
to speak to, across the college yard and Il
woodpile of light wood which stands be-
tween US. At the present time she is Ell
oying the presence of her friends. Mrs.
B and daughter, whom She visits
often in a boat, being rowed across the
lake. She is very popular, and much be-
loved by both teachers and pupils.
Our thermometer runs up today to
nearly so, but we have a fine breeze from
the lake and do not mind it in the least
but only to think of our open doors and
windows in February. In the room next
to mine see Il young lady i'll a white
muslin dress. Think of one in such
dress in Middlebury now.
Winter Park had no existence four
years ago. and now here is town with
shops, even book store. and jewelers.
store, weekly paper, college with
eleven professors and over one hundred
pupils. nice buildings up, and paid for
and an endowment of oyer $4,000: two
churches and everywhere pretty new cot
tages going up; a hotel that holds 400
guests, and is crowded little later in
the season, a chain of connected lakes,
upon which a large steam yacht and sew
eral small ones, besides many row boats.
sail daily. | do not think any western
town can surpass this in the magic growth
Last Sabbath collection was to be raised
to pay the last debt of Sl200 on church
and parsonage, and one gentleman gave
without the least hesitation $500. In
twenty minutes the whole sum was
raised.
The scare of last winters freeze has
lasted through this. Not a cold snap
has come but people have made large
fires in their orange groves to protect
them from the frost, if frost there should
happen TO be. Oranges. the finest al
/ I'm no 1NprII
for one cent apiece, so we luXuriatc in
them.
We have had three or four mornings
when our thermometer has gone down
to -. but the sun soon brought u all the
heat we wanted. Take it for all and all.
this is the most delightful climate, dur
ing the winter, in all the whole wide
world.
Flowers are in blossom out of doors
everywhere. We have board sidewalks
to keep us out of deep white sand !;
these may remind you of Provincetown,
but on the borders of these walks volets,
white and blue, rise in large clusters.
All kinds of garden vegetables are to be
had, if the rabbits leave any to be gath
cred. These are pests, but are said to be
diminishing.
| could fill whole sheets with my first sea-
sonand impressions of this unique Florida,
but friends will interest you more whose
interests are more permanent here. DR..
Hooker and family are in good health en-
joying the location and its duties. The
children have grown finely, and he feels
that with the college and church to care
for his life work is passing earnestly and
pleasantly. If you were here We would
take walk out to Professor Austin's
new house by the lake. but as you are
not you will allow me to subscribe my
self YOURS TRULY
al EANINGS